COMMERCIAL.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 13, 28 December 1911, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

WELLINGTON MARKET REPORT. (Own Correspondent ) Wellington. Dec. 21st. The New Zealand Farmers’ Co-opera tive Distributing Co., Ltd., report: Potato-s have I»-en in go«-d supply The Hutt lir.es now coming in tr--:-Iy am of excellent quality. Supplies oi onions have le-en scar---, and the early Auckland crop, du- ir.id<lle January, will me-t favourable market. Yege tables are all realising quick sab- at fair values. Our this week's shipinen. of Aust ali.in fruits met a good mark-, with high prices. About 150 crates oi Auckland strawlx-rries have reached m during th:- week, and have he-n sold at very satisfactory prices. Eggs are std advancing, with keen enquiry. Thsupply of porkers is short. Our recent poultry sides have 1-e. n well attend-d. and anything of g--xl quality brought (iigh prices. Th? quality, .n-we- -.■ <>: tin- bulk of tin* lines that have lately reached here has he m very poor. Quotations: — Potatoes — Hutt -5 - to 6 6, others 5 - cwt. I

Onions-Australia Ca-:-d Globes. £l7> per ton. ‘''i! bag- Small 2 G. tail- 3 - to I c'ioi-'i o. - to 6 - p-r stick. '.Ci-.- - o - to 7 - p--r s:wk. '.inlifl-iwer- Choice, 7, -tol2 - p. . ■ bond Beans2 -> bag. <iv 'll Pen s -Hutt I- hI per peck, othe. - - per cental bag. l-wneb-n-ies —-2d Jwtr lb. > .-i t Gooseberries —7/- to 8/- halfTanbarb- - 2‘- to 5’- per dozen, .'u- iiips- - White. 3.'- per sack. .-.•Hue,’- Fair 1.6 to 2-, choice 5,'- pet Cll-I'. I’aGitrs Local. 7/- to 8/6 per halfcase. \sp;;ragns -3'- to 6.'- doz. bundles. 1 >d C-m rants-5 - to (i - per case, in. tra’ian Cherries - s . t () ') () Box. hr tridimi Plums- I" - to JI - pet Imh'-ea. »■’" tr.iliaa Apricots -16 - per hnlf)ra ng- ■ -.* it .st ra lia n. 18/-. dmvhiri’ies—-Large, 17/- to IS/-, /net-n Fines—l 9 -1 ;av. he: ti-s—l to 1 tj per punnet, tpr-les- American, 16 6. Repacked. 22 •>. I‘imsatt e 12 - to 19 - half-ease. '1 erry Pi-ims- Ripe 6/-, green 3/6 Ji.df-<-;: -.e. 7 - to 9 - half-case. C'heesd —Best factorv mediums, 6jd per Ih. Dressed Pork—7o's to 90's s|d. 90’s to ItM's o',d; baconers s<l, choppers I heavy > 31-1 to 4d. Egg'■- Fresh, 1 •'! to 1 1 per dozen.

Butter - S -parator 10}d, dairv lOd pet lb. Bacon—Factory sides Bld, rolls 9)d, hams f)jd per lb. Honey- 3/d per lb. Slow of sale, w-eswax I I per lb. ■•Tingtis Id per lb. I'allon Tins. 22 6 per cwt. t’oultry '' rt-ho- 'ls 4 ; 6 to 5/- for good bird', .-..01e roosters 4/-, table hens 3 - t > I ducks I 6 to 6 6; geese !i - to I” - p-r pair : tnrltey gobblers '.Eil to I '-I p-’i T-i : b/d [>er 11. live v.cieht. Maize ! - per bii'liel. Ten sack lot . 3 10. .Viieat 1 7 p:.-r bushel. Ten sack lot-. I .->. bollard £7 per ton. Ton lots £6 10.'i- C'- I'- - per ton. Ton lots C ]l) - per loti. dig Meal £ ; > 10 - per ton. Ton lots ’.L.ize M-:il £' 7, - per toil. Ton lot.t- per t.ni. 'iiolf Oaten Sheaf, £6 5 - per ton. ,lav- Prime. £5 per ton. straw - U h -ate-i £3 10 - to £3 15 - per ton. bits Feed. 3ii to 3 9 per bushel. I it> Seed. Sparrow bill.'. Gartons, 3lt Oats --Crushed. I - per hiishel.